Student Choice Initiative

• Ontario court dismisses government’s appeal of ruling that struck down student fee opt-out

  A lower court had previously struck down the government's so-called Student Choice Initiative, but the government took the case to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2021
  
• Ontario seeks to appeal ruling that overturned student fee policy

  Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Ross Romano says the government wants to make education affordable for all students.

  Education

  Dec 10, 2019
  
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• Ontario student groups hope ruling restores funds to campus organizations

  An Ontario Divisional Court ruling Thursday struck down a directive making some post-secondary student fees optional.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2019
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• Court quashes Ontario government’s ‘student choice initiative’

  The Canadian Federation of Students and the York Federation of Students filed an application for a judicial review. The decision in favour of both federations was issued by the Divisonal Court on Thursday.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2019
• Demand for donations high at Guelph Food Bank after Halloween campaign cancelled

  The suspended "Trick or Eat" program usually brings in anywhere from 4,000-40,000 pounds of food every year, the food banks says.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2019
• ‘Student choice initiative’ forcing Queen’s media to do more with less

  Students will now be able to choose whether or not to pay for student services at Queen's University, including student-run media organizations.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2019
• Ontario post-secondary school food banks could lose money after tuition fee changes

  "This puts food banks in a precarious situation because they don't know how much food they can afford to buy for students or how many staff they can hire."

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2019
• Ford government plan would make student fees to support accessibility on some campuses optional

  In January, Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Merrilee Fullerton announced what the government calls a "student choice initiative," a new fee model which allows students to choose what they want to pay for and how that money will be allocated.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2019